There was nothing between the two sides today. Both teams defended excellently but Burnley just had that one goal in them. We didn’t.

I was just going to post the same Arbitro. There really isn’t any excuse. The manager has been saying for months that he needs “quality” bringing into the squad. It’s undeniable that we do. Waggott tells us there’s money available. To be scrapping around in the last hour of the transfer window having waited again to see if anyone’s available on loan from the big clubs would be just inexcusable but I wouldn’t bet against it. I doubt Eustace would tolerate that.

Leonard is 21 now. He should be showing more if he’s to make it at this level. Great battling display from Rovers. Very much deserved that point. We can’t be doing that every week though. Quality up front is desperately needed. There’s money to spend and we’ve had months to sort something out. No excuses from me.

Wow. Deserved

We’re looking tired now

Getting too deep now. No one at all available up front

Like everyone else says, defended from the front and defended well. Neither keeper had a save to make. Absolutely no pace anywhere. Im sure Rovers have a pacy, quality front man lined up already.

I don’t see too much quality in front of that back line.

I went to Anfield earlier this season when Forest won one nil. People were just writing the result off as a bad day for Liverpool. What I saw was a forest side who played 5 across the back with big lads in the centre of defence winning everything. They defended deep denying Salah and his mates no space to run into. Forests keeper wasn’t ever stretched. Up front down their left flank in particular they had skill and pace that threatened Liverpool more and more the longer the game went on. Forest looked a good side to me.

By and large, they don’t support them. They sit at home in front of the telly and wouldn’t ever venture to the matches. Youre a supporter Chaddy. You’re there at every opportunity and put thousands into Rovers. They don’t.

Neither of them are good enough Jim. Nowhere near good enough for any ambitious club.

Who’s Evan Ferguson and how can anyone be “partly” dead?

It was the fans favourite game of the 70’s https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/10456927.favourite-blackburn-rovers-match-70s/

Rovers/plymouth 2006 on this forum

It does to me. The fans that pick out a club to support knowing they’re not interested in actually going to watch them but only because they’re successful do my head in. They’re not supporters. Supporters support their club in practical ways and put their hard earned money into it. Can’t be doing with any of them.

That’s all fair enough. I would just add that the idea of playing inverted wingers is to have, for instance, the left footed right winger the option of going inside onto his stronger foot or playing the overlapping right full back in on his stronger foot. That gives a team all the options that other formations don’t.

Great that he’s improving. Good luck at the vets, hope they sort him out properly.

Hope you’re dogs okay roversndout.

🙂 they should all be like that Rigger.

I don’t think anyone is saying that wide men getting to the bye line is old hat because it certainly isn’t. It’s just a discussion about playing wingers on the “wrong” side. It’s just obvious that a wide man coming inside onto their strongest foot presents the bigger danger. Especially given that the prime objective of crossing from wide onto the head of a tall centre forward isn’t effective enough in modern football.

Not doubting that Tyrone, but you know full backs are always coached to push the winger wide, no matter which is their stronger foot. The bigger danger is when the winger cuts inside onto their strongest foot.

I grew up with right footed wingers playing on the right wing and vice versa. It’s really easy to see why the modern coach plays them the opposite way around. The tactics of get to the bye line and cross it died decades ago. Rightly so as well. We should be proud of rovers performance today. I thought they worked so hard and played terrific football for the most part. Neither side deserved to lose that one. After the Milwall defeat coupled with the injuries to Pickering and Travis I feared the worst. Maybe we shouldn’t underestimate what Eustace is doing here - but he is going to need some meaningful support from the owners in the new year.

The best rovers side I ever saw as well @Tyrone Shoelaces. Take note, that West Ham side had Moore, Hurst and Peters in it. Three players who were in the World Cup winning side just three years later.

Going back to Grealish and City, well the modern game and certainly Pep’s game is all about the players passing the ball before the opposition can get close to them. Playing that way from the keeper throughout the team and with pace. Grealish is one who’s game is exactly the opposite. Hes about attracting the opponent then either taking them on or releasing the ball - but certainly not at pace. You can’t have 10 players playing to that strict system but with one that doesn’t. He does offer something different if it’s needed but for me Grealish is never a regular starter under Guardiola. As for City, the signs are there. It’s a rebuilding job. Ageing top class players are beginning to lose their influence. They’re now getting caught out defensively and aren’t as dominant in midfield. Some might think it’s temporary but IMO it isn’t. It’s time for Pep to let go players that city fans wouldn’t have dreamed of releasing 12 months ago. The problem is they might be playing in the lower leagues before he gets chance to rebuild back to where they were. This could take a few years?

From now on the season gets very tough. Injuries, suspensions, games coming fast, work load getting really tough. Everyone at Ewood will now that. Over to the owners. It’s all on them now.